Carlos Carrasco Overcome With Emotions In First Start Back With Guardians

"As soon as I got to the mound, I had a lot of feelings," said Carrasco. "I pitched here for 11 years. ... I was so nervous I couldn’t feel the ball. I’ve been playing baseball for a long time, but I was so, so, so nervous going out to the mound."

Carrasco being so nervous to be back pitching for this team is just a testament to how much the city and organization mean to him. 

That feeling is more than reciprocated as fans have rallied around him in the past and President of Baseball Operations Chris Antonetti also mentioned earlier in spring training how great it is to have him back with the club.

Carrasco said "it was a really simple" decision for him to return to the Guardians and it's clear to see why. 

His first outing of the spring lasted just one inning as Carrasco issued one walk, gave up one hit, and recorded zero strikeouts, and no runs. He got out of a one-out jam thanks to a tremendous defensive stop made by Andres Gimenez and Brayan Rocchio who turned the double play.